The Goðafoss (Icelandic: waterfall of the gods or waterfall of
the goði) is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland.
It is located in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central
Iceland at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The
water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12
meters over a width of 30 meters.[1]

In the year 999 or
1000 the Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity
the official religion of Iceland. After his conversion it is
said that upon returning from the Alþingi, Þorgeir threw his
statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. Þorgeir's story is
preserved in Ari Þorgilsson's Íslendingabók.

A window in the Cathedral of Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja)
illustrates this story.

MS Goðafoss, an Icelandic ship named after the waterfall, was
carrying both freight and passengers. It was sunk by a German
U-Boat in World War II, resulting in great loss of lives